April fools ya fool!

I don’t really care about April Fool’s Day I just needed a blog post title.

I just saw the picture of the Louisville basketball player’s compound break in his shin. Dear god. It doesn’t even look real so I’m going to pretend that didn’t happen to him.

Yesterday was Easter. I went over to my grandparents’ house to eat and find those pesky eggs a large bunny always fills with delicious candy treats. I love my cousins so any time spent with them is always the best day. One of my favorite cousins was asking me how my job was. I had to respond with, well I got let go two months ago so I’m doing comedy full-time right now. Then it kind of hit me.

I am a comedian/writer. I’m living that life.

It’s kind of an awesome realization. I always imagined one day I would be, but to not even realize that’s the life I’m living? Makes me think it’s always been the life I’ve been searching for.

Although not having a steady source of income is a bummer and stressful only when I let it be, I’ve never been more content and happy with my life. I get to read as much as I want every day. I am progressing through my book editing. I get to hang out with my dog and go for afternoon walks. And I get to hang out with John whenever I want to [which is all the time]. It’s pretty awesome. I’m in two improv classes, and was just given the opportunity to be a co-host for a monthly improv jam. Not too shabby if I do say so myself. My sleeping habits are still rocky and insomnia has not said goodbye to me, but I wake up happy. I haven’t had consistent happiness like that in…forever. Basically since I was a freshman in high school playing on the sophomore basketball team.   

I’m still reading 20 something 20 everything by the amazing Christine Hassler. This book is the book I have been searching for; I desperately needed its guidance. I’m so content and calm knowing that I don’t have to rush into anything or follow a plan or timeline. Reflecting back on my early twenties, I realize how fortunate I am that I’m still waiting for things to happen, like marriage, a mortgage and a family [I'll throw career in there too for good measure]. I’m in absolutely no rush for any of those things. I know that when the time is right and I’m in the right place, it’ll all happen.

I’ve come to learn that being patient doesn’t mean sitting around miserable waiting for something to come to you. Being patient is the serenity of enjoying what’s going on now with the excitable anticipation of what’s to come.